Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Entrance Gate to Saint John's Churchyard
Old Colwyn, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Old Colwyn, Conwy, designated on 9 September 1994.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 9 September 1994
- Locality
- Old Colwyn
- Community
- Old Colwyn
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.29035, -3.69749
- Cadw reference
- 14861
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesNational Library of Scotland
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 95 Rhyl (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1900 · Denbighshire Sheet III.NE (National Library of Scotland)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the main entrance to the churchyard on Station Road.
Exterior
Probably built when the church was built, c1903. Square-section stone piers with
gabletted copings carry a wrought and cast iron overarch. Cast iron gates.
Reason for designation
A significant component in the context of Saint John's Church.
Nearby in the register
- Church of Saint JohnReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St John's Church HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Tower in Tan-y-Coed GardensGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Nos 407 & 409 Abergele RoadCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.